Re: fstab and removable usb drives

[Celejar <celejar@gmail.com>]

On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:05:08 +0100
Graham <doubleyou@loftmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:23:21 -0400
> Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Thanks.  The problem was my non-zero last field, as per my other
> > posts.  BTW, mounting by label / UUID is often a better idea,
> > especially for removable storage, since it ensures consistency of
> > mount points even when the connection order varies.  This may not be
> > important to you, but it is to many.
> 
> Yes, you're right. I haven't really bothered with UUID, simply because
> I've never been in a position where I've had to connect two removable
> storage devices at the same time, so haven't really had the need for
> it... plus I'm lazy and stuck in an old routine. ;)

I have a USB HDD which I use for backup, and the backup script
(rsnapshot) uses paths listed in its config files, so I need to be sure
that the drive is always in the same place, since I also have flash
drives which I use for sneakernet purposes.  I haven't yet had a
problem, but I like knowing that I'm doing things 'right' ...

> Glad your issue is resolved.

Thanks.

> Graham

Celejar
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